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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  might understand why. On the first day of classes, I had Intro to Biology ... mathematics (from Oxford, on a Rhodes scholarship) and has never in his entire life taken an Intro to Biology class. He also means that he was on the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  and plan on going this year. It’s freaking awesome.) I woke up at ... 10-250 for the keynote. The lanyard has The Behemoth logo on it ... things. (Also kind of humorous how the remnants of an 18.02 lecture are on

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  process to being on campus, when you are starstruck. Starstruck by the ... moment occurs as soon as you arrive on campus. Or in the middle of your third essay prompt on a college app. And it'll probably happen more than

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  we roam MIT and Boston, losing sleep and loading up on free food, free ... is, right? Mine is now on top of my roommate's whiteboard, where it ... going on outside of classes and ballroom dancing. For example, slacklining

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  retreating and proceeding favorite thing about mit's campus? leaving it

  

  : everyone should travel* at least once a month (from here on abbreviated as ... MIT "bubble," meet new people and reflect on both MIT culture as a whole ... from campus, connect with each other, and reflect on the past semester

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  sister Lisa sat in on my classes - they got a crash course on galaxy ... CPW, since she's a prefrosh (YAY!) and on spring break; my family lives ... -mail to ALL THE PREFROSH! passing on personal advice and some specific

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  Midyear Grade Report is intended for students who have indicated on the ... not available. We will reach out to these students with instructions on ... MIT Midyear Report is now available on MyMIT. Wait! Don’t fill it out

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  Recently I considered sprinkling (read: coating) ramen powder on ... induced coma, I spent the last few days working on those things I put off ... 's been easy to put off what I'd prioritize on any given Sunday morning

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roombaaaa The longest trip I've ever taken in my life

  

  the photo on my phone. That's when I realized there was a trivia contest ... . It didn't look that bad on Google Maps after all! Since I didn't want ... later than I expected because a friend asked for help on 8.02 (Electricity

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 21, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  since the age of womb-dom. Now that I look back on it, though, this ... was made of. Now fast forward to today and what is on my mind. Today, I ... make me smile and keep on going with more passion than before. She is why

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  on the floor I realized I was in the wrong classroom, and the right ... classroom on campus, a small room in Building Four within hearing distance of ... 11 last Wednesday, on Leap Day. I’m turning 20 in less than two weeks

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Filled With Cute Babies The story of my IAP in India.

  

  Scholars, Truman Scholars, and so on - but more than that, it's created a ... . Looking back on my two and a half years here, I am most proud of my ... /see pictures and not hear me ramble on, follow this link) I peaced out of MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  slice of my life on a lazy IAP Saturday. 12:40 PM Nature precipitates ... unicyclist Stephan '13 joins the party, his enthusiasm tempered only by Ruby on Rails's unwillingness to install properly on his computer. 4:00 PM It

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  H^3: Home, Hummus, and HBV The end of my first semester (and Pass/No Record D:) and the beginning of a…

  

  alas, life goes on and before you know it BAM! There's a class of 2016 ... reflecting on my past semester... On the one hand, perhaps that's because I'm too afraid to jinx myself by making some general statement about MIT. On

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  : shave on October 31st do not shave again until December 1st see what ... , Movember, an Australian variant of the practice that focuses exclusively on ... Novembeard, I must denounce their heresy. Like putting beets on burgers, this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  mild fall, many leaves are still on their trees, increasing the surface area vulnerable to the storm. Heavy snow, catching on leafy trees ... , because they haven't been able to work on them with the power out. While I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  in a while, and revel in the fact that yes, you only have one class on ... bump into you on your way to your favorite hipster coffee shop. For the ... the beginning of the semester, is beginning to bear down on me with all

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  , because I'm sure the rest of my blogs will have enough run-ons and comma ... curiously charming roundabout way, is freshmen advisors. When you arrive on ... prepared you to dive headlong into the rigors of MIT, but on the other end of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogging Is The Salt Shaker Of My Life thinly veiled platitude included free in box of metaphors

  

  Though I usually try to avoid being serious on the blogs, I've always ... application because it was posted around the same time as an entry Yan shared on Facebook that I clicked on while bored. But this is what I get out of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  island to get their opinions on what it means to them to buy locally. As ... preferred meats on this island is spam -- restaurants have as many entrees ... jasmine rice with two over-hard eggs on top and a side of macaroni salad

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011